Suicide Ideation Associations with Attitudes toward Suicide, Quality of Life, and Attitudes toward Death and Dying among Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese High School Seniors

Background/Aim. Acne is a common problem in adolescent children with considerable emotional and psychological effects. The aim of this study was to determine the self-reported prevalence of acne and to assess its impact on the quality of life in high school pupils in Serbia. Methods. The cross-sectional study was conducted in May 2011 in two medical high schools in Serbia. Only pupils who gave a written informed consent to participate in the study (n = 440) were asked to fill in two questionnaires: short demographic questionnaire and Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI), a disease-specific questionnaire measuring disability induced by acne. Internal consistency (tested by Cronbach?s alpha) and item-total score correlations (Spearman's correlation analysis) were used for reliability analyses. Results. The study population consisted of 440 pupils, 281 from Belgrade and 159 from Uzice. Among them 371 (84.3%) were girls and 69 (15.7%) boys, with similar sex distribution in Belgrade and Uzice. The total mean age of pupils was 16.48 years (SD = 0.55). Out of 440 pupils 228 (51.8%) self-reported their acne. The acne prevalence was significantly higher in pupils from Uzice (73.6%) than in those from Belgrade (39.6%). The overall mean CADI score for the whole sample was 2.87 ? 2.74, with the similar quality of life impairment in adolescents from Belgrade and from Uzice. The mean Cronbach?s alpha was 0.82. Conclusion. This study shows that the quality of life impairment due to acne is mild for the majority of the affected pupils. The Serbian version of the CADI is a reliable, valid, and valuable tool for assessing the impact of acne on the quality of life.

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Attitudes of Iranian nurses toward caring for dying patients

Palliative & Supportive Care ◽

10.1017/s1478951508000588 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 363-369 ◽

Cited By ~ 46

Author(s):

Sedigheh Iranmanesh ◽

Helen Dargahi ◽

Abbas Abbaszadeh

Keyword(s):

Emotional Support ◽

Death And Dying ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Attitudes Toward Death ◽

The People ◽

Dying Patients ◽

Personal Experiences ◽

Reflective Narrative

ABSTRACTObjective:To examine the attitudes of Iranian nurses toward caring for dying patients.Methods:Nurses' attitudes toward death and caring for dying patients were examined by using two types of questionnaires: the Death Attitude Profile–Revised (DAP-R) and Frommelt's Attitude towards Caring for Dying Patients (FATCOD), both with a demographic survey.Results:The results showed that most respondents are likely to view death as a natural part of life and also as a gateway to the afterlife. The majority reported that they are likely to provide care and emotional support for the people who are dying and their families, but they were unlikely to talk with them or even educate them about death. They had a tendency not to accept patients and their families as the authoritative decision makers or involve families in patient care. Nurses' personal views on death, as well as personal experiences, affected their attitudes toward care of the dying.Significance of results:Lack of education and experience, as well as cultural and professional limitations, may have contributed to the negative attitude toward some aspects of the care for people who are dying among the nurses surveyed. Creating a reflective narrative environment in which nurses can express their own feelings about death and dying seems to be a potentially effective approach to identify the factors influencing their interaction with the dying. Continuing education may be required for Iranian palliative care nurses in order to improve the patients quality of care at the end of life.

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Karakteristik dan Kualitas Hidup Pasien Penyakit Parkinson dengan Probabel Gangguan Perilaku Tidur Fase Gerak Mata Cepat di Manado

e-CliniC ◽

10.35790/ecl.v8i1.27191 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Grisheila M. Koleangan ◽

Arthur H. P. Mawuntu ◽

Mieke A. H. M. Kembuan

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

High School ◽

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Eye Movement ◽

Junior High School ◽

Rapid Eye Movement ◽

Rapid Eye Movement Sleep ◽

Sf 36

Abstract: Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) often occurs in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and it could reduce their quality of life (QoL). This study was aimed to obtain the characteristics and QoL of PD patients with pRBD in Manado. This was a descriptive study with a cross-sectional design. Subjects were PD patients with pRBD at Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Hospital from October to November 2019. The QoL was measured by using the SF-36 QoL questionnaire. The results obtained 48 eligible subjects. Male patients were more common than females (52.1% vs 47.9%). Most of the subjects were 60-69 years (54.1%), had senior high school and junior high school education (each of 29.1%), and unemployed (41.7%). Moreover, 62.5% of patients had been diagnosed as PD since 1-5 years ago. The mean score of the physical and mental component of the subjects were 46.5 and 60.8 subsequently. In conclusion, the majority of patients with Parkinson's disease and pRBD were 60-69 years, senior or junior high school educated, unemployed, and had been diagnosed as PD since 1-5 years ago. Their quality of life in physical component was below norm-based score but in mental component was still good.Keywords: Parkinson's disease, probable RBD, quality of life, SF-36 Abstrak: Gangguan perilaku tidur fase gerak mata cepat (rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder/RBD) sering terjadi pada pasien penyakit Parkinson (PD) yang mungkin menurunkan kualitas hidup mereka. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik dan kualitas hidup pasien PD dengan probabel RBD (pRBD) di Manado. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif dengan desain potong lintang terhadap pasien PD dengan pRBD yang datang ke RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado bulan Oktober-November 2019. Kualitas hidup diukur menggu-nakan kuesioner kualitas hidup SF-36. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan 48 pasien yang meme-nuhi kriteria penelitian. Pasien berjenis kelamin laki-laki lebih banyak daripada perempuan (52,1% vs 47,9%). Sebagian besar pasien berada pada kelompok usia 60-69 tahun (54,1%), tingkat pendidikan terakhir SMA/Sederajat dan SMP sama banyak (29,1%), dan tidak bekerja (41,7%). Sebanyak 62,5% subjek telah terdiagnosis PD sejak 1-5 tahun sebelumnya. Skor rerata komponen fisik dan komponen mental kualitas hidup SF-36 ialah 46,5 dan 60,8. Sim-pulan penelitian ini ialah mayoritas pasien penyakit Parkinson dengan pRBD berusia 60-69 tahun, pendidikan SMA/sederajat atau SMP, tidak bekerja, dan telah terdiagnosis PD sejak 1-5 tahun sebelumnya. Kualitas hidup pasien penyakit Parkinson dengan pRBD pada komponen fisik secara umum berada di bawah skor normatif tetapi komponen mental masih baik.Kata kunci: penyakit Parkinson, probabel RBD, kualitas hidup, SF-36

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Self-perception in health and quality of life: association with social determinants

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.447 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

S M Aguiar Lemos ◽

L J Vasconcellos ◽

R Tavares ◽

A G Escarce ◽

E M Melo

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

High School ◽

Social Determinants ◽

Perceived Health ◽

Work And Family ◽

Minimum Wages ◽

Self Perception ◽

Medical Consultations ◽

Perception Of Health

Abstract Objective To investigate self-perceived health, quality of life and its association with social determinants in adults and the elderly. Methods Observational analytical cross-sectional study, with a probabilistic sample of 1,129 participants, adults and seniors, stratified by conglomerates, living in a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The response variables were the questions: 'How do you evaluate your health in the last two months?' and 'How do you evaluate your quality of life in the last two months?'. The explanatory variables were sociodemographic and technical-assistance data. For data analysis, a descriptive analysis of categorical and continuous variables and an association analysis (Chi-Square Pearson test) were performed, statistically significant those with a value of p0.05. Results The majority were female, classified the quality of life as good and presented positive self-perception of health. Most were aged between 30 and 39 years old, attended high school, were married, had formal work and family income of up to one minimum wage. The association between self-perceived health and quality of life with social determinants revealed that the interviewees who tended to present positive self-perception of health were female, had up to 39 years of age, studied until high school, received up to five minimum wages and had had between one and two medical consultations in the last 12 months. Regarding quality of life, the interviewees who reported there were good were female, between 30 and 39 years old, with high school, were married, had formal work, received up to two minimum wages and had between one and two medical consultations at last year. The univariate analysis revealed that respondents who said their health was positive also rated the quality of life as good. Conclusions In the sample studied, it was observed that positive self-perception of health is associated with good quality of life. Key messages Health public. Quality of life.

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